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Charlie Chaplin . A Night In The Show (1915, Classic, Silent, Short, Colorized Film noir)
About this film
AKA: Charlie at the Show PLOT : Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater. _IMDb by Ed Stephan SYNOPSIS : Charles Chaplin decides to go to the show for an evening's entertainment. He wants to see it so badly that he appears in a double role, that of a "swell" in evening clothes in the dress circle and a rowdy in the gallery. He visits many cafés on the way and arrives in a super-critical mood. His seat in the second row doesn't satisfy him and he moves to the front, mussing up other people on the way. The orchestra leader strikes him with his baton and a free-for-all fight is started. Chaplin is hurled into the lobby, where he bumps into a fat woman and knocks her into a fountain. Chaplin drops asleep and several snakes, from the "charmer's" basket, nest in his lap. He brushes them into the orchestra and the audience stampedes. In the gallery, Chaplin, the rowdy, bombards a couple of singe…
Directors & creators
Producer: Jess Robbins (uncredited) / Director: Charles Chaplin (uncredited) / Writer: Charles Chaplin (uncredited)
Subjects
1915, Silent, Classic, Charlie Chaplin, Comedy, Slapstick, Humour, Based on play, Colorized Film noir, Short, L'Immagine Ritrovata (restoration work), Lobster Films (restoration work), Fire, Fire eater, Hose, Snake, Snake charmer, Pie in face, aka: Charlie at the Show.